Cluster of Nasal Rhinosporidiosis, Eastern Province, Rwanda

We report 4 recent cases of nasal rhinosporidiosis in Rwanda. All patients were boys or young men living in the same district (Gatsibo District, Eastern Province), suggesting a reservoir in the area. The recent reemergence of rhinosporidiosis in Rwanda might reflect increased availability of diagnos...

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Autores principales: Izimukwiye, Annie I., Mbarushimana, Djibril, Ndayisaba, Marie C., Bigirimana, Venerand, Rugwizangoga, Belson, Laga, Alvaro C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6711207/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31441764
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2509.190021
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author Izimukwiye, Annie I.
Mbarushimana, Djibril
Ndayisaba, Marie C.
Bigirimana, Venerand
Rugwizangoga, Belson
Laga, Alvaro C.
author_facet Izimukwiye, Annie I.
Mbarushimana, Djibril
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description We report 4 recent cases of nasal rhinosporidiosis in Rwanda. All patients were boys or young men living in the same district (Gatsibo District, Eastern Province), suggesting a reservoir in the area. The recent reemergence of rhinosporidiosis in Rwanda might reflect increased availability of diagnostic services rather than emerging disease.
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spelling pubmed-67112072019-09-04 Cluster of Nasal Rhinosporidiosis, Eastern Province, Rwanda Izimukwiye, Annie I. Mbarushimana, Djibril Ndayisaba, Marie C. Bigirimana, Venerand Rugwizangoga, Belson Laga, Alvaro C. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We report 4 recent cases of nasal rhinosporidiosis in Rwanda. All patients were boys or young men living in the same district (Gatsibo District, Eastern Province), suggesting a reservoir in the area. The recent reemergence of rhinosporidiosis in Rwanda might reflect increased availability of diagnostic services rather than emerging disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-09 /pmc/articles/PMC6711207/ /pubmed/31441764 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2509.190021 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Cluster of Nasal Rhinosporidiosis, Eastern Province, Rwanda
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